Winter's Cold Is Too Much To Handle

The cool clime of Washington is too much for me...so I'm flying to Hawaii! Okay, so I'm not expecting anything under the Christmas tree this year, but I hardly care because my gift is my family meeting up on Oahu. My father will be back from down-range for his R&R and we're all heading to Honolulu. I graduated from high school in Hawaii, so I'm really looking forward to visiting my favorite old haunts.

Today is the day of my flight and I couldn't be more excited. Sunny skies, warm sands, and family; here I come!

Before I jet away to paradise, here is my last outfit shot in dreary, cold Washington...I've been wanting to do a shoot with twinkle lights forever. And let me just say, it was far harder to wrap myself in twinkle lights and run back and forth for the self-timer than I had anticipated...Gus (the dog) complicated things by barking at me. Concepts like these always work out far better in my head.

Well, even if you had trouble Rebecca (and LOL I so relate, I get impatient running to the self-timer even during daylight ;)), your pictures came out fantastic in my opinion! :) Love Gus wrapped in lights too!

Haha =D I can imagine the scene with your dog running after you and the lights!! =DIt's not so easy to take photos alone! But it's really beautiful photos, nice effects!!! And this dress is so cute!Haaaa you are so lucky to go to Hawaï booooouh T__TI'm jealous!!! I hope you will bring a lot of photos ^^Enjoy your holydays!Kisses from Paris,Pandore

Oh you're making me jealous! I wish i could go to hawaii with you! My sister is going to australia during the christmas holiday so she can lay down in her bikini too and sing "all i want for christmas" haha, well i'm used to rainy christmas (no white christmas in the netherlands). The pictures are amazing, love the one where you're lying on the coutch. Nice effect!

Awesome pictures!! Love the twinkle lights idea! And let me just say I'm so jealous that you're going to Hawaii!!! It's like 20 degrees here and snowing and oh so cold. Have a fantastic time in Hawaii :)xoxo-Tiffany-http://imashoewhore.blogspot.com

Winter in washington? Try winter in England and YOU WILL FEEL COLDER :/ have a wicked time in Hawaii though, one of my dream places to go!mmmm :) the last photo, are you moving them about to get that effect?x

AH! I'm so jealous that you get to escape to Hawaii! Meanwhile, I'll hold down the Washington scene.. it better not start snowing yet.. haha In other news, I really love your belt/the belt on the dress. I think this is a fabulous holiday-esque look (and not just because you are draped in lights!). Your's is one of my favorite fashion blogs to read.

did you go to the same school as barack obama? i know this is a stupid question but an old colleague of mine was from hawaii and went to school with barack obama! hehe. these photos are lovely, fairy lights shouldn't be just for christmas

I love the pictures and the concept, with the lights and everything! It's so cool! If I ever did that, I know I'd get myself all tangled up and wouldn't be able to get out of it :) Hope you have fun in Hawaii! I'm super jealous! Mele Kalikimaka!

these photos are so great! I was thinking of doing this too, but I forgot and now my Christmas lights are all attached to something. but I especially love the one of you with the lights around your head, and the one of you standing is way awesome.

R these photos are so FABULOUS! i love the idea, and they came out brilliantly. it does not hurt that you are wearing my fav velvet dress along with the pretty lights. also, i am dying at the photo of Gus wrapped in lights- he doesn't look so sure about it. i hope you have a good flight, and post lots of photos of hawaii! ~joelle

I'm so jealous that you're going to Hawaii for Christmas! I went to Honolulu for my honeymoon this year-- such a wonderful, scenic area, and we wished we could've stayed longer than a week. We had major fun going to the Polynesian Cultural Center and parasailing. Did you grow up on Oahu?

Rebecca, these are seriously the prettiest pictures I've ever seen! Your dress is so beautiful, I've been wanting a dress like that for so long. The lights came out perfectly! I also was inspired by your perfect photos to buy a little tripod for my dumb canon powershot camera (to tide me over until I get a better camera and tripod.) I'm looking forward to having COMPLETE control over my photos (sorry if that sounds demonic.)

Hey Rebecca!! That's so exciting!! If you're here this week, we should definitely meet up!! My birthday is tomorow and I will be driving around town with my bf so if you're in the city, let's meet! :-) xoxoxoxo

I saw these pictures when you put them up on Flickr and was totally wowed. I'm glad you did a post with these photos. My best friend in high school did his senior picture wrapped up in Christmas lights, so I'm especially fond of this idea.

this is definitely new for me !never thought xmas lights would look good as cute accesorries ! but probably only you can pull it off . haha..i love ur red dress very much ! it looks sooo festive :Dthanks for your comment at my blog :Di loveddd this postt !

Oh, I adore twinkle lights. They just feel so magical. I love them set against that rich red color and the jewel-like details. Beautiful! Have fun in Hawaii! It's even cold in SoCal now, so I'd love to head somewhere warm and sunny right now and ditch the rain!

also, i love that you spent some of your adolescence in hawaii. my mom had an air force father and so also hopped around the globe quite a bit. she spent middle school and the first two years of high school there. i've always felt a little bit hawaiian because of it. i got to go there when i was seven and would love to return someday.

Oh, Mele Kalikimaka! What a treat -- Hawaii is perfect in December, especially for us Pac NW-ers. I spent nearly every holiday w/ my parents on Big Island and some time w/ aunts and uncles on Oahu. What a wonderful trip you will have with loved ones!

I had no idea you graduated high school from Hawaii! It's so beautiful, I'm jealous you are heading back there soon. I've only been to the big island in 2005 and I do miss it. I can only imagine how much you might miss it too?

First of all, I hope you are having a wonderful time in Hawaii. Secondly, how adorable are these pictures?! I especially love the one of you with the lights in your hair! And I'm totally loving the red velvet dress!

It's ironic that I live in Hawaii and wish I had access to the kind of outdoors you have in Washington. But, I agree with you about the intense colors we have. I definitely missed it when I moved to PA for college. Nevertheless, I am duly re-inspired by your enthusiasm for the aloha state. Thanks!